Old Naval Craft Scourge Rebuilt Here Years Ago
Bath shares in the fame of the U S Scourge, an active unit of the U S Navy during the Mexican War. Originally the coastwise steamer Bangor, she was salvaged and rebuilt in Bath after fire on her second trip. She served as a small but pivotal war vessel, later renamed Scourge, and took part in the Gulf campaigns against Alvarado, Tuxpan, and Tabasco before disappearing in 1856 after leaving Pensacola for New Orleans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
U. S
U. S. Navy
Bangor
United States
Wilmington
Del
Boston
Maine
Navy Department
Scourge
Co. G. Hunter
S. Lockwood
U.S. N
Gulf
Mexican
Alvarado
Mex
Tuxpan
Mississippi
Spitfire
Petrel
Bonito
Reefer
Truxton
Tabasco
Scorpion
Vizen
Aetna
Stromboli
Vesuvius
Coast Survey
Washington
U. S. S. Vixen
Tamulay
Mexico
Pensacola
New Orleans
Erie
National bank bills arrive with facsimile signatures
New national bank issues reached Bath and First National Banks on Monday. The bills bear bank officer facsimile signatures and charter numbers, with denominations of 5, 10, and 20 dollars. The Bath bank, chartered in 1864, is No. 494, part of 1,765 banks nationwide in 1928. Also noted is a family visit from Portland, Everett, and Cherry Street residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
First National
Bath Bank
Wiscasset News Highlights and Local Visits
A long list of residents and visitors fills a Wiscasset page with tales of trips to Bath Portland and Rockland. Notables include Mrs Susan Foye moving to Colonia N J and George Gray’s funeral, while focus shifts to open house plans and summer guests at the Inn and Linekin Lodge.
Local Visitors Mentioned in Bath Community Notes
Miss Jeane Burns returns to Bath after a brief visit. Guests in town include Mr. and Mrs. Gus Lewis of Massachusetts. Miss Caroline Piper visits aunt Mrs. Jesse White. Llewellyn D. Rogers and family stay with the Echo home over Sunday. Mrs. George Nute of Boston visits her parents at the Albee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ebane
Addie
Julia Lewis
Kay
George Gray
Addie Merry
Richard Foye
Colonia
N. J
Foye
Fred Albee
H. M. Larkin
Winslow Warren
Lynn
Troy
Wiscasset Inn
Wiscasset
Seen
F. H. Theakston
Bath Road
John E. Bradley
Bradley Car Works
Worcester
Mass
Dale S. Tate
Springfield
G. Evans
New York City
James Roosevelt
Gov. Roosevelt
New York
Hyde Park
N. Y
Patrica Emerson
A. G. Hurd
Intervale
C. A. Richards
Clerk of Courts Association
Farmington
Maine
Richards
Byron Small
Clerk
Lillian Nordica
Stanwood Park
Jennie Nichols
Annie Ervine
Round Pond
Emily Merrill
Brewer
C. R. Marsh
Auburn
Misses Knight
Cape Newagon
Charles Collins
North Edgecomb
Carolyn Varney
Sarah Varney
A. W. Irvine
Knight
Miss Bronson
Varney
E. L. Holbrook
Nequasset
Misses Stinson
Brooklyn
Holbrook
Sheepscot
West Bath Hosts Lorentsen Family Reunion At Rosedale Farm
Mrs. Fred Rose hosted a large family reunion and dinner at Rosedale Farm in West Bath with relatives from Revere Massachusetts Chincot John City Lewiston and Bath among attendees. The event marked the Lorentsen clan’s first reunion in 13 years and included family group photos by Otis Card of Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Rose
Rosedale
Farm
J. P. Lorentsen
Revere
Mass
W. E. Whitmer
Ch ‘0
Robert
New York City
H. C. Dobbins
Quincy
Chester King
West Bath
Chester Lorentsen
Allen Whitmer
Clare Wiseman
Robert Wiseman, Jr
Henry Rose
Marion Rose
Stanley Rose
Beatrice Rose
Alfred Neal
Bath
Edward Cateferri
Lorentsen
Otis Card
Fred Chesley
Eastland Hotel
Portland
Larrabbee’s Grove
Elmer Craig
Higgins Beach
First Baptist Church of
Emma Cox
New Meadows
Fred Carter
Livermore Falls
Woolwich
I. W. Haggett
E. W. Haggett
Old Orchard
Fred Butler
Son Forest
Eleanor Ferguson
Emma White
N. H
Butler Cottage
Sabine
J. E. Mayo
Susan Pratt
Gertrude Goldstein
New York
Richmond
Rose Gardens
George Dean
Lewiston
Douglass Cottage
Del
Gerald
Muriel
Mary
William J. Burke
Larrabee
Edward
Fred W. Larrabee
Crystal Lake
Camp Gregory
William Burke Jr
Marguerite Williams
Campbell's Pond
Charles Stackpole
Rockland
B. H. Stackpole
Campbell’s Pond
I. B. Neiley
Ernest E. Williams
Frank Daniels
Birch Point
John Horne
Jack
Milton Mills
Amy Coombs
Robert Ashburne
Fred Ashburne
Thomas H. Stevens
Rhode Island
Carolyn Stackpole
S. E. Lemont
School Street Bath
Fred Williams
South Portland
Lincoln Williams
Foster's Point
Frank P. Reed
Roslindale
Arthur G. Oliver
Evelyn
Wilbur
Charles Dain
Charles Robinson
Louise Robinson
Upper Washington Street
Cotreau
Sabino
Clarence Hayes
Stephen Hayes
Massachusetts
Barbara
Eleanor King
Dobbins
Indiana
Henry Cotreau
Mrs George Williams Returns To Rockport From Visit
Mrs George Williams returns to Rockport after visiting at her home on High Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Williams
Rockport
High Street
West Point Fisherman’s Cats Inspire Local Folklore
Everett Wallace, a West Point fisherman, maintains a large, loyal cat family at his home near West Point village. His feline brood, sometimes numbering up to 40, follows him like a dog and returns to him at dusk when called by name. He hopes to reach about 75 cats, feeding them with fish, their favored treat, as they roam his porch and nearby woods in a quaint local tableau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett Wallace
West Point
Albert Payson
Prest
West Point Village
Wallace
Mr. Wallace
Past Masters Night at Woolwich Grange Observed
Woolwich Grange held Past Masters Night with Frank Gould in the master chair. A 40‑girl table setting demonstration led by Mary Hunnewell preceded by varied readings and songs. The group voted to host Bath friends for an August clambake and Old Folks concert at Harold Bailey’s shore opposite Westport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolwich Grange
Frank Gould
The
Grange
Mary Hunnewell
Auburn
Fred Soule
Frank Hodgdon
Anna Soule
Sarmin
Herbert Munsey
Edward Holbrook
Leora Stinson
Obituary of Capt Walter M Ervin former schooner commander
Captain Walter M. Ervin 67 died last week at his sister’s home on Grovener road after a yearlong illness. Born in Halifax Nova Scotia in 1862 he sailed from age 15 retiring due to ill health. He commanded the schooners David P Davis and Dorothy B Barrett of Bath and belonged to the Elks Fusileer Veterans Boston Scottish and Marine Society of Boston. He never married and is survived by a sister Miss Laura Ervin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiscasset
Samuel Pancoat
Helen Pancoat
Pennsylvania
New England
William Humason
Vernon Farnham
Federal Street
Bath
Bradford C. Bedennett
Fred Merry
Ernest Marsh
Harry Lewis
Walter Leavitt
S. G. Evans
Bridgham
Mr. Marsh
Buckinghams
A. L. Groves
Bath Road
Europe
Egbert Sewall
Providence
R. I
Geneva Mills
Douglass
Florence
Pheebe Sewall
Boston
H. A. Beales
Portland
Fred A. Bean
Valeria
Clarence P. Blagdon
Blagdon
Bean
Mers. Bean
Harry M. Verrill
Simmons College
Charles
Sewall
Sheepscot
South Newcastle
West Anna
Rockland
Maine
Methodist Episcopal Church
Empire Grove
East Poland
Bessie Reinhold
Boston University School of Religious Education
Charles E. Titus
South Poland
Titus
Donald Petrie
Fryeburg
Merwin Ward
Alton, Ill
Fred Blagdon
Gene Whiting
Newton Centre
Mass
E. S. Thompson
Ruth Illsley
Saco
Emma Illsley
Shirley West
Woodfords
Forrest Preble
Egdar Helchey
Ruth Thompson
Brunswick
Harvey Gott
C. Earl Sherman
F. C. Stone
Edgecomb City
Luther F. Hall
North Edgecomb
Inez Sherman
Fred F. Pendleton
Quebec
Montreal
Walter Sherman
C. C. Matthews
Boothbay
Harold S. Sherman
Gerald
Old Orchard
George S. Lincoln, Jr
Russell Brackett
New Harbor
Lincoln
Brackett
Lincoln's Express
Sanford Lewis & Son
C. E
Walter M. Ervin
David P. Davis
Dorothy B. Barrett
Grovener Road
Halifax
N. S
The
Elks
Fusileer Veterans Association of Boston
Boston Scottish Society
Marine Society of Boston
Laura Ervin
Woolwich News Briefs Highlights Local Social Scene
Woolwich residents host and visit relatives from Maine to Boston amid summer travel. Notables include Mrs Soames and Dr Stott at Winere Lodge, Bates Summer School attendee John Robinson, and Edith Soule touring health nursing. Church services announced narrow August schedule. Tax bills rise at Woolwich. dog licenses totaled 162 dollars after Boothbay Camp clambake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Soames
Alfred Stott
A. A. Stott
Winere Lodge
Unity
Stott
Geraldine
Mary
Aedth City Hospital
E. V. Reed
Lambert Lake New Brunswick
Ute Reed
Portland
Burton Hodgkins
Son Dana
Augusta
Eben Dana
Ere Marston
Auburn
Ralph Cleaves
Yarmouth
Ellen Trott
Herman Rollins
Somerville
Mass
Miss Trott
Elsie Baker
Wiscasset
Pauline McDonald
Bath
Hollis Leeman
Sol Holbrook
Charles W. Wright
Oakley Stinson
N. Y
Henry Dubar
Oswald Rankin
Linwood
New York
Josephine Cunningham
Fred Carlton
C. W. Walsh
Philadelphia
George M. Carlton
Eric Robinson
Manchester-By-The-Sea
Kennebec
Charles Wright
Boston
John Robinson
Bates
Lewiston
Marjorie Robbins
Connecticut
Charlotte
Cleveland Buck
Howard Miller
Cambridge
Woolwich Farm Bureau
Maxine Walker
Edith L. Soule
State Health Nursing Department
Moatsweag
Woolwich Center Baptist Church
Neil D. Bousfield
Woolwich Union For Christian Service
Nequasset Church
Thomas Reed
Elvin Mains
Cumberland Centre
Frank Carter
Livermore Falls
Woolwich
Boothbay Camp
Merry Meeting
Charles A Fox Dies After Long Illness at 68
Charles Albert Fox aged 68 died at his Bath home on Edgett street after a long illness. Born in Bath to Thomas and Mary Fox he lived there all his life and worked as a riveter at Bath Iron Works. He is survived by his wife Harriet Fox and no other close relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Albert Fox
Edgett Street
Bath
Thomas
Mary Fox
Harriet Fox
Death of Mrs Cath erine Devine in Lynn Mass
Mrs Catherine Devine died Sunday in Lynn Massachusetts at the home of Mrs Rachel Eastwood. The body was moved to 42 Willow Street Bath home of Thomas P Neagle. Haying is in full swing and warm weather is hoped for. potato crops look promising and high yields expected despite lighter plant. Local contractors take stock-out contracts with good prices. Houston correspondence in Bangor Commercial. Joseph Lausier Augusta Ralph Dunbar Charles E Robinson Bath and Shirley Higgins West Upton visited Damariscotta Lake in Jefferson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn
Mass
Catherine Devine
Rachel Eastwood
Thomas P. Neagle
Willow Street
Bath
Houston
Bangor Commercial
Joseph Lausier
Augusta
Ralph Dunbar
Charles E. Robinson
City
Shirley Higgins
West Upton
Damariscotta Lake
Jefferson
Relatives Return From Bath Visit
Evélyn McInnis and her brother John McInnis of Somerville Mass returned after visiting relatives in Bath. Mr and Mrs Robertom Frank Sprague and Miss Rose Commeau spent the weekend at Rumford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evélyn McInnis
John McInnis
Somerville
Mass
Bath
Mrs. Robertom
Frank Sprague
Miss Rose CoMmeau
Rumford
Gardiner Social Visits Highlight Weekend
South Dresden hosts the Siegars families and Moultons from Winchester. Evelyn Hodgdon and Ida Caslin visit in Gardiner. Samuel Moore of Woolwich calls on Harold Wall. George Woolley and family enjoy vacation with Mrs Bates in Gardiner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. H. Siegars
G. L. Siegars
Gardiner
W. B. Moulton
Winchester
Mass
Leland Siegars
Evelyn Hodgdon
Ida Caslin
River Ave
Samuel Moore
Woolwich
George Woolley
Rosindale
People’s Church Picnic Proves Jolly Affair
Members of the parish and Sunday school classes gathered for a Saturday picnic at Thomas Point. Riders traveled by truck and private cars, morning swimming followed by lunch and ice cream, then games. Winners included Bertha Pushard, Catherine Peterg, Henry De Grass, Robert Cressey, Eleanor Doughty, Mary De Grass, Robb ie Anderson, and Margaret Anderson in various 25 yard dashes and relays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas’ Point
Bertha Pushard
Catherine Peterg
Henry de Grass
Robert Cressey
Eleanor Doughty
Mary de Grass
Wolstenholme
Minnie Cressey
Margaret Anderson
Robbie Anderson
Mrs. Howard and Daughter Visit Judge Keegan on Way to Squirrel Island
Mrs. Ernest Howard and her daughter Miss Katherine Howard of New York City visit Judge John J. Kee gan on Washington Street as they travel to Squirrel Island for August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Howard
Katherine Howard
New York City
Howard
John J. Keegan
Washington Street
Squirrel Island
Bath Veteran Fire Laddies Acquire Hall for Quarters
The Bath Veteran Firemen’s Association purchases the old Kennebec boarding house on Water Street and a Broad Street hall, planning a full renovation to convert the lower floor into a meeting and handtub space and the upstairs into a banquet hall for dancing and entertaining. The Broad Street hall was bought in 1921 for about 3000 dollars with debt now reduced. Money from the sale will fund alterations on Water Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebec
Salvation Army Hall
Elks Home
Bath Water District
Baxter Hall
Bath Veteran Fireman's Association
Charles W. Clifford, Jr
Kennebec
Water Street
Broad Street
Joseph Charles Footer
Bread Street
Dougal
Salvation Army fund drive nears goal with many small gifts
Only 100 remains to meet the 3000 dollar annual budget as a broad base of contributors supports the Salvation Army drive. The list shows numerous individuals and company employees including Bath Box Co. and Torrey Roller Bushing Works among others, illustrating wide local participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army Fund
Salvation Army
M. J. Allen
Edward Arsenault
William B. Blanchard
D. G. Bates
W. H. Bowker
Bath Box Co
Samuel Belanger
H. A. Bates
J. 8. Blaisdell
Dan Brierly
Employes of
Bridge, Merrill, Inc
Stanley Burgess
Herbert Butler
E. Brown
G. B. Brewster
E. J. Bachelder
Bath Iron Works Corp
Clara Coombs
H. W. Crosman
A. L. Corliss
M. D. B. Chaney
Walter Clark
N. E. Coffin
R. H. Carey
J. W. Cummings
Craft Battery Service
Isaac Chase
M. L. Doble
Fred R. E. Dean
Leon Eaton
R. J. Elwell
F. E. Emerson
Friends
Hyde Windlass Co
C. L. Farnham
Helen Foster
Mary Fisher
William A. Furber
Joseph C. Foster
Omar W. Folsom
M. O. Genthner
Mary F. Gibbons
Charles Green
Mabel Martin
Andrew S. Merrill
A. W. McVane
Charlotte Meeker
William S. Newall
F. B. Nichols
New York
Oakhurst Dairy
Fred Page
A. K. Purington
Daniel Pierson
Leslie W. Plant
W. E. Palmer
C. Ramsdell
Walter E. Rowe
C. W. Rogers
Fred B. Reed
O. M. Redson
William C. Perkins
Emma H. Rogers
C. F. Seiders
E. H. Spinney
A. D. Stetson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Clarence Lakin
Arline
Claude Dyer
Everett, Mass
Thomas B. Bronson
Winifred
Edgecomb
California
Joseph P. Tucker
Josephine Tucker
Charles Legrow
Island Cottage
Emma Isley
Iisley
Norman Iilsley
Biddeford
F. H
Theakston
Frank W. Knight
Eleanor
Southport
Conn
Pongee
Atwater
Kent Radio
Charles A. Fox
Dresden
Torrey Plant
Kennebec Boarding House
Nonwar Medicine Co
Norway